“Yes,” he replied, “we will.” So St. Peter divided the gold, and divided it into three heaps. Brother Lustig thought to himself, “What craze has he got in his head now? He is making three shares, and there are only two of us!”

But St. Peter said, “I have divided it exactly; there is one share for me, one for thee, and one for him who ate the lamb’s heart.”

“Oh, I ate that!” replied Brother Lustig, and hastily swept up the gold. “You may trust what I say.”

“But how can that be true,” said St. Peter, “when a lamb has no heart?”

“Eh, what, brother, what can you be thinking of? Lambs have hearts like other animals, why should only they have none?”